EICR Compensation

Nessie250

We recently ended a tenancy and on check out it came to light that the EICR (electrical) inspection had failed ten months earlier and none of the required remedial works undertaken under the current regulations for landlords nor were we informed. The estate agent has offered quite a low amount in compensation, does anyone know what sort of compensation you could expect? We were paying over £2000 pcm. Any advice would be welcome as not sure whether to take it further or not. 

Slithery

Nessie250 said:

The estate agent has offered quite a low amount in compensation, does anyone know what sort of compensation you could expect?

None.

The LL can be held to account by the relevant authorities but nothing is owed to you.

canaldumidi

What loss have you incurred? Did an electrical fault perhaps cause a fire that damaged your possessions?

If you have suffered no loss you are entitled to no compensation.

I suspect any offer the agent has made is to shut you up and pursuade you not to report the LL to Trading Standards. But even if TS were informed, I doubt they would do more than check there is now a valid EICR and possibly smack the LL on his .... oh, no, not these politically correct days!

saajan_12

Nessie250 said:

We recently ended a tenancy and on check out it came to light that the EICR (electrical) inspection had failed ten months earlier and none of the required remedial works undertaken under the current regulations for landlords nor were we informed. The estate agent has offered quite a low amount in compensation, does anyone know what sort of compensation you could expect? We were paying over £2000 pcm. Any advice would be welcome as not sure whether to take it further or not. 

Zero? 

You may be able to claim for any concequential losses eg if you or your possessions were damaged due to faulty electronics and wouldn't have if they had done the remedial works. If you had none of those, then you have no claim. Any compo is just goodwill, I'd bite their hand off. 

dimbo61

Perhaps the LL/LA got the report back and it had a few C1/C2 faults which involved ripping up the floorboards or smashing holes in the walls.
Would you be happy to live in a building site and pay £2,000 a month for the privilege ?
Did you notice anything ?
Burning smell, faulty lights or any of your own electrical goods shorting out?
There are thousands of rental properties that have not yet got an EICR and millions of properties that do not meet the 18th edition of the Electrical Standards 2018 
Some are death traps and others have minor issues.
Your call if you want to report the LL to the council /trading standards /LA  to Estate agents redress scheme.

canaldumidi

dimbo61 said:

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Your call if you want to report the LL to the council /trading standards /LA  to Estate agents redress scheme.

Re this, also depends on current position, which is what will most concern the authorities.

* property no longer in the rental market (eg for sale/sold or LL living there himself)? They won't really care about a historic offence

* electrics fixed after you vacated and new EICR issued? They won't really care about a historic offence

* property been re-let and still no EICR? They will care and will enforce.

lesalanos

dimbo61 said:

Perhaps the LL/LA got the report back and it had a few C1/C2 faults which involved ripping up the floorboards or smashing holes in the walls.
Would you be happy to live in a building site and pay £2,000 a month for the privilege ?
Did you notice anything ?
Burning smell, faulty lights or any of your own electrical goods shorting out?
There are thousands of rental properties that have not yet got an EICR and millions of properties that do not meet the 18th edition of the Electrical Standards 2018 
Some are death traps and others have minor issues.
Your call if you want to report the LL to the council /trading standards /LA  to Estate agents redress scheme.

I'm not sure that anything mentioned there would form a legal defence.  Like it or not the landlord has to meet regulations